User Pages

Teachers now have the tools to create easy-to-use webpages that will benefit staff, parents and students by providing effective communication tools. Here, teachers have access to profiles, comments, a clip-art gallery, event registration tools, calendaring features, classroom pages, discussion forums, news/alerts, and messaging.

Teachers can also access their Gradebook, post assignments, and create homework dropboxes from within this portal. With the lessons and assessments tools, teachers can also create custom courseware, build lessons, and create online tests right from this page! Starts exploring these new tools, the possibilities are endless.

Teacher News

The IRS regulations require Plan Sponsors of 403(b) plans to provide all eligible employees with an opportunity to make elective deferrals into the plan. This rule is known as the "Universal Availability" requirement. In order for this deferral opportunity to be considered effective, an employee must be able to make an initial deferral election or change an existing deferral election at least once during each plan year. The notice should tell employees of their right to make and change their deferral elections and detail any requirements for making such elections - such as when elections must be made.

Additionally, if an individual becomes eligible to participate in the plan sometime during the plan year, he or she should receive the notice as soon as administratively possible therefore please include this newsletter in your employee new hire packet as well.

We have included information regarding the 457(b) plan in addition to the 403(b) plan. Please refer to our website address www.ffga.com for all of your plan information such as: plans offered, approved vendors, summary of options, due dates, forms, your rules for solicitation and your Retirement Specialist name, number and email.

Thank you for providing First Financial Administrators, Inc. with the opportunity to be of service to you.

If you have any questions, please contact your Retirement Specialist at 800-523-8422.